Resignation During Police Training in Britain (From Po lice Selection and Training, P 277-284, 1986, John C Yuille, ed. - See NCJ-104142)

• NCJ Number: 104158
• Author(s): N G Fielding; J L Fielding
• Date Published: 1986
• Length: 12 pages
• Sale Source: Martinus Nijhoff Publishing
• Language: English
• Country: Netherlands

Annotation

Factors associated with resignation during police training were assessed in a sample of 125 English police recruits at the Derbyshire Police Training Establishment in the English Midlands.

Abstract

The assessment focused on differences in attitudes toward policing. Analyses of a variety of data collected during the application process indicate that, compared to nonresigners, resigners tended to be younger and of lower education or older and with past military experience. In addition, resigners appeared to preserve an employee perspective, viewing policing as an occupation similar to others and discounting the stock reasons which officers often use to insulate themselves from the unfavorable characteristics of the job. The resigners wished for greater representation, were more dissatisfied with paperwork and the social isolation of the job, and were displeased with the police public image. In addition, resigners placed more emphasis on good peer relations at work than did nonresigners. Overall, results suggest that resigners are more instrumental in their occupational attitudes and less committed to the police role. 7 tables and 11 references.